Stenotype-machine.



J. ELEIZEGUI. STENOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, I914.

Patented Oct. 2%, 1916.

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STENOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16. 1914.

Patented Oct. 21-, 1916.

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STENOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I6. 1914.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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STENOTYPfE-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed July 16, 1914:. Serial No. 851,376.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOA UIN ELEIZEGUI, a citizen of Cuba, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Stenotype-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to stenotype ma chines, and an object thereof is to provide a simple, strong and inexpensive machine ivhich is ribbonless and substantially noiseess.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of the class described the any one having the key or a knowledge of the relative combinations of the impressions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of the class described which can be used for producing impressions on ordinary paper, to be read with a code; or it may be used with paper provided with the code.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combina tion and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the impressed paper and the code; Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the impression left by the machine on a paper provided with the code; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified design of the paper to be used in connection with my machine.

Before proceeding to a more detailed description of my invention, it must be clearly understood that the foundation of my stenographic system lies in the writing of the consonants according to their sounds and eliminating the vow ls. As, for example, health is written h th. It must be further noticed that as many letters of a word as is possible, owing to their position in the code, will be written on each line; and in case the word cannot be finished in one line, the remaining letters will be lndicated 1n the following, 6., the second and may be p r p p s. Patrimonial would be written:

p t r m n This simple system of taking notes will enable the operator to take notes of letters,

speeches, etc., very rapidly, as the simplicity of-the system is self-evident, both for writing and for translating the notes. However, to further facilitate the translation of notes, the. operator may use the vowels at any time he should deem it advisable to do so. As, for example, above may be written:

a b f.

Drama may be written:

d ra In a.'

In order to reduce the number of lines that a Word would otherwise occupy, certain combinations of letters to represent certain sounds may be used. For example, "action may be represented by the vowels ai.

Referring to the drawings, 6 represents the frame of the machine between the sides of which a roundbar 7 is provided to form the axis or pivot for the keys 8. Positioned between the sides of the frame 6 is a second bar 9, above the bar 7 and substantially in alinement therewith, which bar forms the pivot for the punching bars 10. Each of the bars 10 is pivotally connected at its lower end to a corresponding key 8 by means of a pin 11. The upper end of the punching bar is provided with a needle 12 which faces an aperture 13 provided in the paper guide 14 secured to the, top 15 of the frame.

It will be noted from Fig. 1 that all of the punching bars 10 are in an alining position between the sides of the frame 6, and

that the first key in the first row is connected met row being eonnectedto the tenth punching bar, and the first keyof the second row to the eleventh punching bar, etc. By depressing any of the keys in the keyboard, the corresponding punching bar is moved on its pivot, so that the needle 12 of the bar is moved toward the paper guide 14. The punching bar and key are restored to their normal position by resilient members 15'. The keys are maintained in the normal position by the provision of a bar 16 engaged between the sides of the frame 6, which forms a stop 'for the punching bars 10. V

The keyboard in my machine contains I twenty two keys; and from the first to the last the followin letters are represented by the successive eys:

h W k d p b m s g t f.v 1 n j r a e i o u y.th ch.sh

The numerals are represented in the following fashion: 1 is represented by the letter w; 2, by the letter k; 3, by the letter d, etc.; 9 being represented by the letter t. The zero is represented by the vowel o. In order to know when these characters represent figures, the letter 11 will be used at the beginning and the letters th at the end of each, figure. As, for example, 561 will be written:

h b m.

w th

The paper to be impressed is carried in the rear part of the machine. A suitable axle 16 engaged between the sides of the machine forms the support for the roll of paper 17, the paper from the roll passing ratchet 21 which is adapted to be engaged by a pawl 22 carried by an arm 23 mounted to swing on the axle of the feed roller 18.

When any of the keys is depressed the frame 25 is made to swing, thus displacing the arm 23. The return movement of the frame 25 translation of the perforations can be made according to the following method:

First: On a transparent body, such as glass, celluloid, mica, etc., is formed the series of letters represented by the alining needle and in the same order,'z'. e.

h w k d p b m s g t fv l n j r a e i o u yth ch.sh

And under this code the paper containing the perforations will be placed. This is illustrated in Fig. 3. The operator will then note that the perforations coincide or are in alinement with the letters of the code; and these perforations will indicate that the letters alining or coinciding with them are the letters that the writer sought to use at the time of taking his notes. For instance, if the translator should note that there is a perforation under k, under p and under t, these three letters are the ones that the writer wanted to use at the time of writing the word kept. Second: A roll of paper is provided on which the series of letters appear in the same order as on the keyboard. See Fig. 4. The perforations made on this paper will indicate directly the letters that the operator sought to use at the time of writing. It is self-evident that in this second method the distance between the rows of letters can be made wider than the successive lines formed by the perforations on the machine; but, preferably, the rows of letters on the paper are the same distance apart as the distance between the rows of perforations formed by the machine. Third: A roll of paper may be provided on which are longitudinal lines 30. These lines are properly spaced so that the line 0 represents the place of the letter 11 on the keyboard; line the letter p line 4), the letter t; line 00, the letter a; line 3 the character eh. Any perforations located between these lines can be easily determined, knowing the characters which aresupposed to be located between the said lines.

The advantages of my machine are that the writing is obtained without the use of a ribbon; there are fewer parts in the machine; there is less danger of the machine getting out of order;'there is less hammering on the paper, as less force is required to perforate the paper than to print thereon.

aoaeee Fromthe foregoing description, taken in connection with; the accompanying drawings, the advantage of the construction and operation of the device shown willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains; and while Ihave described the principle of operation, together with the device which 1' now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when de-' sired as are within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: p

1. In a stenotype machine, a main frame, a plurality of keys having angular inner ends,, bars pivoted intermediate of their ends and each having one end pivoted to the angular inner end of a key and carrying at itsother end means for producing an impression, a guide. opposite the impression means and over which the paper passes, a pivoted and spring pressed U-shaped frame having its free end extending under the angular ends of the keys, a paper. carrying roller mounted in the mainframe, and a feed-mechanism for feeding the paper from the roller'over said guide, anda connection between the feed mechanism and the pivoted frame.

2. In a'stenotype machine, a main frame, a plurality of keys, a pivoted and spring pressed U-shaped frame having its free end extending under the keys, a paper carrying roller mounted in the main frame, a guide over which the paper passes, a paper feed roller, a pawl and ratchet mechanism for operating the feed roller, means whereby the pawl and ratchet mechanism will be opof the roller carrying the ratchet wheel, a.'

pawl carried by said arm, and engaging the ratchet wheel, a link connecting the arm with the pivoted frame, and impression carrying members operated by the keys.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

v JoAoUiN ELEIZEGUL Witnesses:

BENEDICT Jorrn,

PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

